PSU Softball co-captains earn All-Little East Conference honors

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The two co-captains on the
Plymouth State University softball team have been selected to the
2005 Little East Conference All-Star Team, as voted by the league's
head coaches.

Senior Kim Jeffs (Stoughton, Mass.) was named to
the All-LEC First Team as a pitcher, and classmate Jess
Rousselle (Deerfield, N.H.) was selected to the Second
Team as an outfielder. Jeffs earned All-Conference honors for
the fourth straight year, while Rousselle was recognized for the
first time in her career.

A former two-time All-America, Jeffs enjoyed another outstanding
season in a Panther uniform. She recorded a 9-11 record with a 0.98
earned run average and six shutouts. Jeffs allowed only 75 hits and
10 walks in 128.1 innings while striking out 207. She ranked fifth
in the nation this spring in strikeouts per seven innings (11.3).

Jeffs also completed one the best pitching careers in the
history of NCAA Division III softball. She concluded her four years
with a record of 66-36, a 0.86 ERA and 38 shutouts. In 717 career
innings, Jeffs allowed only 418 hits and 48 walks while striking
out 1,109. She finished second on the career strikeouts list and
first on the career list for strikeouts per seven innings (10.8).

Rousselle earned All-Conference honors as PSU's starting right
fielder and lead-off hitter. She shared the team lead in hits (25),
batting .238 with a double, a home run and eight runs batted in.
Rousselle enjoyed her best season by far, as she had recorded only
13 hits in her first three seasons.

Jeffs and Rousselle were the co-captains on a Panther team that
finished with a 15-18 overall record under second-year head coach
Bruce Addison. PSU was 6-8 in LEC games, and won one game in the
LEC Tournament before being eliminated.